PENNIES??? PEBBLES??? the answers may not be what you think!

 



JUST KIDDING! TIME IS ABSOLUTELY FLYING BY.. JUNE IS OVER HALF WAY GONE.  AND JUST A REMINDER TO THOSE OF YOU WHO STILL HAVE YOUR FATHER HERE WITH YOU... SUNDAY IS FATHERS DAY! 


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to those of you are reading these today, please just give the stories a chance, hopefully they will touch your hearts.. You will find the stories are NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE
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Why I Pick Up Pennies

Pennies From Heaven Story: In God We Trust

posted by Prayables

You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc. Here’s a twist on the story:

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband’s employer’s home.  My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.

The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. The husband’s employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants. Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.

As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment.

Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts. Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny.
He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?

Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer. She casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.  A smile crept across the man’s face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?  ‘Look at it,’ he said. ‘Read what it says.’ She read the words ‘  United States of America .’  ‘No, not that; read further.’
‘One cent?’  ‘No, keep reading.’
‘In God we Trust?’  ‘Yes!’  ‘And… ?’

He explained, ‘And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription. It is written on every single  United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him. Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as my response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God’s way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful! ‘

When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I read the words, ‘In God We Trust,’ and had to laugh. 'Yes, God, I get the message.

It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful! And, God is patient.'

– Author Unknown

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The two pebbles

Many years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the merchant's beautiful daughter, so he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the merchant's debt if he could marry the daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.

The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender's wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But, if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble-strewn path in the merchant's garden. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag.

The girl put her hand into the bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. "Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked."

Sometimes it is necessary to think out of the box or, in this case, out of the bag.
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PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOURS THAT GOD WILL WRAP HIS LOVING ARMS AROUND EACH OF YOU AND LOVE YOU IN SPECIAL WAYS TODAY! HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT EACH OF US NEEDS, AND IS MORE THAN ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, IF HE CHOOSES TO! AND YES, I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, DON'T YOU?? PRAYING FOR GOD TO BLESS EACH OF YOU SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY,  MENTALLY, AND FINANCIALLY.. AND WITH HIS AWESOME LOVE, FORGIVENESS, GUIDANCE, MERCIES, GRACE, AND INNER PEACE. PRAYING FOR THOSE THAT ARE SICK, HAVE DISEASES, HURTING, LONELY, OR GRIEVING... THAT HE WILL BLESS YOU IN WAYS THAT YOU'LL KNOW HAS TO BE DIRECTLY FROM HIM. PRAYING FOR THE FAMILIES OF ALL OF THOSE THAT WERE TAKEN FROM THIS EARTH IN THAT TRAGIC, DISGUSTING, SHOOTING. HOW SENSELESS AND CRUEL! PRAYING FOR ALL THE INNOCENT OF ALL AGES THAT ARE BEING PREYED UPON.. THE SWEET INNOCENT CHILDREN THAT ARE HAVING EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN DONE TO THEM, THE WOMEN THAT ARE CRUELLY BEING TREATED, AND THE ELDERLY THAT MANY EVEN THEIR OWN  FAMILY'S  ARE MISTREATING THEM.. SOME OF ALL OF THESE AGES EVEN KILLED.. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU'LL TOUCH HEARTS IN A MIGHTY WAY AND HELP OUR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE GET BACK TO YOU, AND THAT YOU'LL SEND ANGELS TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT FROM SUCH ACTIONS. PRAYING FOR OUR SOLDIERS, THAT THEY WILL BE SAFE, NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE SENT, BE WITH EACH OF THEM, GUIDE, DIRECT AND PROTECT THEM PLEASE AND RETURN THEM HOME SAFELY AND QUICKLY TO LOVING FAMILIES AND AN ABUNDANCE OF JOBS. PRAYING FOR JOBS FOR EVERYONE THAT IS LOOKING FOR ONE, SOMETHING SUITABLE FOR EACH, WITH FAIRNESS, AND RESPECT BEING SHOWN TO THEM.GIVING THANKS FOR ALL OF THE BEAUTY OF NATURE YOU ARE GIVING US, WITH THE BEAUTIFUL PLANTS AND AWESOME ANIMALS, DEER, RABBITS, BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES, HUMMINGBIRDS AND SUCH, JUST SO MUCH FOR US TO ENJOY.. ABOVE ALL FATHER, WE ARE GIVING YOU OUR LOVE, THANKS, PRAISE, HONOR AND GLORY FOR ALL THINGS, IN THE NAME OF YOUR HOLY SON, JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.